Make Your Own Easter Candy Baskets

If you are the creative "do it yourself" type, you may want to make your own Easter basket gifts. It really is pretty easy and fun.

Decide on the type of container you will use to hold your goodies. Some ideas are a regular basket, a plastic basket a large bowl, a decorative box, or even a shoe box wrapped in tissue or wrapping paper.

Fill your container with a bit of Easter grass or tissue paper. You can go as simple or elaborate as you like.

Fill your Easter basket with lots of goodies. Chocolate is a must (in my opinion, of course), but don't forget about other little items you can tuck in to make it more special. Consider, gourmet cookies, tea, coffee, a mug, lotion, perfume, gardening gloves, packets of seeds, a magazine or book, or anything else you happen to know would be appreciated.

You can pick up Easter candy at your local supermarket or corner store, but you can also order specialty items online if you like. There is a wide selection at the various chocolate sellers and gift vendors like Candy Warehouse and .

To finish off your Easter gift basket, get a large piece of cellophane or a cellophane bag. Place the basket on top of the piece of cello. Pull all the edges up and straighten them. Wrap a nice ribbon around the top to hold it all in place.

I hope you have found the ideas you need to make your gift giving this Easter a little bit easier. Happy Easter!